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Kyah! So many reviews from all you awesome people! I'm sorry for not updating sooner; I was kinda out of the writing mood :P But thank you all so much!

Excuses are in "The Unknown Sibling"'s most recent chapter.

Anyways, so…

Sasuke and Naruto might be a bit OOC, and I feel like I focused too much on SasuNaru this chapter… But I like it when Sasuke gets overprotective, so… Well, I'm pretty sure that this'll be the last SasuNaru-centric chapter… So sorry if you guys don't like SasuNaru! :P

And to "Dawnfire": You're the first person who guessed that :P I bet everyone just had that though lurking in the back of their heads… You know me too well! *laughs* *glomps* You must come over here one day… How about next week? :D It's summer break~

Sazuko POV

The moment Gaara and I stepped into first period the next day, all hell broke loose. Not about us, but about Naruto and Sasuke. And since Naruto was the first one here, well, I'm sure it's kind of obvious what would happen… Yup, Naruto was the poor target of all the fangirls…

"Did you guys do it?"

"How was he, Naruto? Was Sasuke good?"

"Who bottomed? I bet it was you, Naruto!"

"You guys were loud! Everyone in my class could hear you guys!"

"Are you guys doing it again today?"

At that last comment, Naruto turned a bright shade of red. "N-no! Stop asking these questions!" he screamed and ran out of the classroom, only to bump into Sasuke.

"Sasuke! Help me!" Naruto pleaded. "There are crazy hormonal teenagers after me!" He gripped the raven so tightly; it looked as if those two were glued together.

As soon as Naruto finished bawling in Sasuke's chest, the black haired senior glared at everyone. "Stay away from my Naruto." And they both disappeared out the classroom… with an army of fangirls chasing after them, screaming and grabbing video cameras.

"Great," I muttered. "What now?" I scooted a bit closer to Gaara, since all the guys were giving me the 'weird-eye' because I didn't follow the rest of the girls out the door.

Suddenly, the announcement system decided to make itself known, saving me from the why-isn't-she-normal/crazy look.

"BRATS! Get yourselves to the stage in the middle of the school! You guys have two minutes!" Ms. Tsunade's voice rang through the class from the announcements.

Within seconds, everyone that didn't chase after Sasuke and Naruto evacuated the art building, no one wanting to face Ms. Tsunade's wrath, with Gaara and me included.

Once I got outside, I started looking for familiar faces. With all the chairs in the way, it was very difficult to find anyone.

"Temari!" I called out, once I spotted the blonde, who looking for Shikamaru. "Over here!"

She turned around, caught my eye, and waved me off to sit next to Shikamaru. She grinned shyly in apology and turned around and started talking to her boyfriend.

"I see how it is," I grumbled to Gaara.

"Me too. But two can play at that game…" The redhead pulled me closer, since there was a giant wave of students rushing to get in front of the stage before…

Wait, never mind. That was just Sasuke and Naruto, trying to out-run the fangirls.

"MOVE!" Naruto hollered at the two of us as the stampede drew closer. Without any more warnings from the blond, Gaara and I ran as if the very devil was at our heels.

After all, we all knew how excited fangirls can get.


"Shame on all of you!" Ms. Tsunade was furious once she found out what happened. When she had arrived at the stage (some fifteen minutes later), most of the students assembled were either knocked out (whether from nosebleeds or the stampede…), on the roof (away from the fangirls), or screaming for blood (actually, they were screaming for Sasuke and Naruto to make out, but it's the same thing in my mind). Therefore, all of us were sentenced to an extra day of school this week, even though it wasn't allowed in the district. But, Ms. Tsunade was different (and crazy), and was fine with breaking some laws.

"Why can't I be the principal of a normal school?" she muttered under her breath.

Everyone sweatdropped.

"It's not our fault, you hag!" Naruto yelled bravely. "If you actually took care of the school once in a while, this wouldn't have happened!"

"Shut up, brat!" Ms. Tsunade snapped back. "It's my school, and I'll rule it the way I want to! Until you become more mature and LEARN one of these days, I might take advice from you! But until then, you keep your mouth shut, brat!"

All the students visibly backed away in fear as she ranted at the tan blond. Surprisingly, instead of cowering in fear, the ramen-lover screamed back.

"The moment I mature is the moment you stop drinking every night! And day!"

Many mutters of, "Ooh, burn," were heard throughout the gathering.

"Definite burn," I mumbled to Gaara.

"But how would he know about that?" Gaara asked curiously. "There must be a reason as to how Naruto knows what Ms. Tsunade does outside of school…"

"She was his care-taker a few years back," I replied casually. "She was like a grandma to him, so they have a pretty strong relationship. I'm sure she still visits him every now and then."

Gaara nodded in acceptance.

Before any of us could do anything, Ms. Tsunade had thrown Naruto across the stage, knocking him out for a while. Thankfully, Sasuke was able to catch him before he landed too harshly. Many students gasped at the principal's display of strength. Not many knew about the fact that Ms. Tsunade learned here too, and found about her own special skill (super-strength) when she was a sophomore.

"Now…" She took out a piece of paper from her pocket and started reading off of it. "If we can get started. This afternoon, the battle between Neji Hyuga and Tenten something-or-other will commence… Everyone is to stay at least 20 feet away, blah blah blah, no interference; medical specialists are to tend to injuries at the end of the fight, etcetera. You guys all understand. If not, ask your friends or something." She finished her speech by crumbling the piece of paper into a ball and throwing it into the nearest trash can with impeccable aim. "Neji and Tenten, you two may take today off. Rest up and get all your emotions out before lunch, and then meet here at the stage at the beginning of the lunch period."

All of a sudden, the two that were named became the center of attention.

"Right," both of them uttered emotionlessly at the same time.

Tenten POV

I felt my insides heat up as everyone left to go to their classes. Soon, it was only Neji, me, and Ms. Tsunade. With a nod in our direction, she left to go back to her office.

Now it was only Neji and me.

"So…" I mumbled quietly, sitting down on a chair. "How are you?"

"I'm fine." Was I imagining it, or was that a hint of a tremor in his voice?

"Anything to say? Famous last words or something?" I asked nervously. I was hoping that he would confess his love to me, since I've had a crush on him for so long. In fact, it's been so long that I think I've fallen in love with him. After all, a crush only lasts for six months. Any longer, and it's love.

But hopefully, everyone else didn't think that I had a crush on the Hyuga. After all, information travels quickly here. Just like Sasuke and Naruto's relationship.

"No…" he replied, giving me a sense of disappointment. "You?"

Yes. "Not really."

We stayed in silence for a while, sitting side by side. Just as I was going to say something, Neji murmured, "Are you tired?"

I glanced up at him, only to see that he was looking straight ahead. "Kind of. Why?"

"We could take a nap before the fight," he mumbled uncertainly. It was very out of character for him to act all nervous, since he usually has such good control of his speech.

"That's fine with me," I replied. I shifted so that I was more comfortable in the chair, when all of a sudden, Neji pulled me closer to him so that my head was resting on his shoulder.

"W-what are you doing?" I stuttered out. I bet my face was flaming red now. After all, it's not every day that your crush holds you like this. However, I didn't fight against his touch.

"Just let me do this…" he answered in that same whispery tone as earlier, as if he was afraid to break the mood that the silence had set. "Is that alright with you?"

"Yeah… I guess." I nuzzled into his neck as he rested his head onto mine. Part of me was telling myself not to get too attached to him; after all, we'd have to fight each other in about five hours. But the other half was telling me to enjoy this while I could; after all, one of us might die in the next 24 hours.

But, as usual, love won over logic. And I tried to sleep as comfortably as I could.


You guys better thank me for this *sniffs* I worked hard to get the scene as fluffy(ish) as I could. And the part with Tenten's last name…. Meh, she never gets a last name in the series, so I just made it as if it's supposed to be that way :P Ahahaha… *trails off*

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